Why Ford's 335 Series V8 Failed - The Cleveland Engine That Should Have Been Great

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  @oneninerniner3427 · 4 months ago

  Didn't fail!     It's one of the most iconic engines ever!

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• MA

  @markdellacqua1038 · 3 months ago

  Gee, Bob Glidden sure won a lot of NHRA Super Stock Championships running a cleveland.

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  @1936Studebaker · 5 months ago

  It didn't fade from my history, i have a garage full of them, 302's and 351's.

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• ZC

  @zcam1969 · 5 months ago

  the 351 Boss is a beast .

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  @davidmiddleton240 · 5 months ago

  What killed the 351 Cleveland  was government bullshit and pollution crap

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• MI

  @mikedurhan9941 · 5 months ago (edited)

  All I know is the 351C I had ran like a &quot;strip-ped &apos;arse&apos; ape&quot;, got great highway mileage and never burned oil. &nbsp;I sold it with 90K miles in the &apos;72 Torino Gran Sport body it came in from Haines City Motor Company, Haines City, Florida, Feb 1972. &nbsp;It wasn&apos;t until years later I learned from videos like this) what a bad engine it was, from guys who probably never owned one. &nbsp;And that was after I had a 351C 2V with a C6 in a 1974 Ranchero I used to pull my fairlry large boat - which (Ranchero) I bought with 62k on the clock and sold with 84k. &nbsp;I guess I was unaware of how bad they were............. &nbsp;I certainly must have been lucky. &nbsp;I actually was aware of the not-so-good oiling sequence, but I never revved it above (maybe) 4000, so that was not a problem for me. &nbsp;Anyway, easy to run an outside oil line from the oil pressure sender fitting to the rear gallery. &nbsp;I did not do it, but it was not a problem for high revving guys who needed to - a lot easier and cheaper than replacing cracked heads on a 350 SBC.<br>In this video I learned the 351C did not fail. &nbsp;It simply never got fully developed to the extent is should have.

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• RE

  @rempelrt · 5 months ago

  I had one and ran it hard for 180 thousand miles. It was running 14.3 in 1/4 withalmost 100 thousand miles on it

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• ZC

  @zcam1969 · 5 months ago

  Nascar was still running the &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 351 Cleveland in the late 1980s

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• FR

  @frankbenanti1684 · 5 months ago

  This is complete nonsense! The 351 Cleveland motor was a strong and powerful motor! It destroyed everyone in the early days of Pro Stock!

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  @stevefoudray487 · 3 months ago

  My 351C transplanted from a Torino to an F100 around 1981. &nbsp;Being in my 20’s, street raced it, drove from the Midwest to the Oregon coast, pulled twin axil trailers full of sound equipment for an other 10 years. &nbsp;Parked 20 years. &nbsp;Fired it up a few years ago. &nbsp;Still pulls hard.

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• CR

  @craigpennington1251 · 5 months ago

  This is B.S. 351 Cleveland was a fantastic engine. I had one &amp; it was still going strong without being touched @ 250,000 miles.

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  @paulschulte1064 · 3 months ago

  I had put a 1970 Close chamber head 351 in my 74 Ranchero. I LOVED THAT CAR!

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